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snowflake 
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 Posted: 17 August 2019 at 11:03pm |
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installed 3.2.0.0 from here
http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php#install and it now connects to the port. what should happen when I open serial monitor? it's autoscrolling ';⸮⸮̵ kb⸮HCK⸮⸮⸮;⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮;⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮;⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮;⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮;⸮' started uploading sketch but then timed out and failed Edited by snowflake - 17 August 2019 at 11:10pm |
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Posted: 16 August 2019 at 6:58pm |
When you open device manager are you using the Prolific USB to Serial converter? If you are I had to install driver 3.2.0.0 (which is an old one) before it would work.
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Lasse Lukkari
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Posted: 16 August 2019 at 6:25pm |
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I'm in a bus on my way to a festival. I will be back on sunday. Lets continue then.
Have a nice weekend! |
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snowflake
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Posted: 16 August 2019 at 6:15pm |
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it is showing up as a port which I can select from the menu, but when I click 'serial monitor' I get an error message:
Arduino: 1.8.9 (Windows 10), Board: "ESP32 Dev Module, Disabled, Default, QIO, 80MHz, 4MB (32Mb), 921600, None" Error opening serial port 'COM5'. (Port not found) I've installed the usb/ttl driver and rebooted the machine. tried running the check chip version tool and that comes back with 'OPEN COM PORT FAILED'. |
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snowflake
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Posted: 16 August 2019 at 4:37pm |
oh right, I thought I had to plug the other end in
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Lasse Lukkari
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Posted: 16 August 2019 at 3:48pm |
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The usb to serial port adapter is embedded inside the usb plug that comes with the controller. Once you install the drivers it will show up as a serial port on your computer.
Edited by Lasse Lukkari - 16 August 2019 at 3:53pm |
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fatfreddiescat
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Posted: 16 August 2019 at 12:25pm |
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I will be taking the rig out tomorrow and will try linking two of my DCX Pro V1.16 and report back. Switching between AP mode and client mode now seems to be working well and also seems to be less lag between Duino and the DCX.
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snowflake
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Posted: 16 August 2019 at 11:06am |
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thanks for fantastic trouble-shooting support. install seems to have worked - waiting for gender-changing cable to turn up to finish manual flash. TOP TIP: don't install Arduino on your laptop and then remember it doesn't even have a serial port
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Lasse Lukkari
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Posted: 15 August 2019 at 3:45pm |
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One more thing... Because the custom boards do not have a reset circuit there is one more extra step that is not in the guide. Once you have flashed the initial firmware according to the instructions unplug the usb connector from your computer and close the Serial monitor window. Now plug the usb back in and quickly open the serial minitor window again. You should now see the ip of the controller just like in the screenshots. Otherwise the output will just stay empty because the device will not automatically reset after the the flashing. It is also important that you reopen the serial monitor window after plugging the usb connector back and not the other way around. Stay strong! I promise we get this sorted out.
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Lasse Lukkari
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Posted: 15 August 2019 at 3:22pm |
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Follow these instructions instead https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/blob/master/docs/arduino-ide/boards_manager.md. No need for any tricky command line stuff. Install v1.0.0 and not the the latest one.
Edited by Lasse Lukkari - 15 August 2019 at 3:23pm |
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snowflake
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Posted: 15 August 2019 at 2:18pm |
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reset button didn't work if the manual flash involves all the steps under "2. Flashing the Board" I can't follow them beyond the arduino core install https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/blob/master/docs/arduino-ide/windows.md "open a Git Bash session pointing to [ARDUINO_SKETCHBOOK_DIR]/hardware/espressif/esp32 and execute git submodule update --init --recursive"well done for doing all this because it seems incredibly complicated. I have got absolutely no idea what this means though! |
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Lasse Lukkari
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Posted: 15 August 2019 at 1:47pm |
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I had a wrong link to the driver download in the previous post. It has now been updated.
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